Welcome to 2nd Grade Open House Mrs. Neal Rm. 216 2014/2015

Daily Schedule 7:45 - 7:55 Morning Assembly /Broadcast 9:25 Language Arts 9:25 - 10:15 Science 10:15 11:05 Specials PE Art Music 11:20 Social Studies 11:20 11:50 Lunch - 12:15 Social Studies 12:15 - 12:35 Recess 12:35 - 1:35 1:35 - 2:35 Refinement & Enrichment Math Pack up & Dismissal 2:35 – 2:45

Specials Schedule by Group Color Groups A Day B C D   Red Music PE Art Blue Yellow Green Library Tuesday 2:00-2:30

Tuesday Folders All Graded Papers for Week Important Information from Teacher Information from Office & PTA Book Orders Checks Only (Payable to Scholastic) Usually One Week to Order Sign Every Week – Returned Next Day Do Not Return Graded Papers Unless You Have Question About Something

Red Daily Folder Behavior Chart Homework Assignment Sheet Reading Response Log Last Minute Notes Communication Between Teacher & Parent

Colored green means your child had a great day. Otherwise you’ll see a message from me about why they had to change their color. Please Initial Every Night

Make up Work is due the same amount of days your child is absent. Homework Routine Homework Routine Reading: Read Aloud 15 Minutes Every Night and Write Response Math: Tuesday Spelling Contract: Wednesday Homework should only be done in Pencil Make up Work is due the same amount of days your child is absent.

Assignment Sheet

Every Wednesday Night Students Can Pick One Activity from the Spelling Contract to Complete For Spelling Homework

After reading aloud for 15 minutes, students should write some type of written response about the book.

A year full of things. Field Trips, Parties, and Track & Field info coming soon.

Math Number Sense: even/odd, number patterns, ordinal numbers Addition and Subtraction to 18 Time to the minute, quarter hour, half and hour Money: value, making change, equivalency Adding/Subtracting 2 digit numbers no regrouping Adding/Subtracting 2 digit numbers with regrouping

Math continued… Place value to thousands (expanded notation, rounding, comparing, symbol representation) Fractions – up to twelfths Measurement – mass and volume; standard and metric units; temperature Graphing Probability Geometry: attributes of shapes and solids; differences/similarities; spatial relationship Story problems Introduction to Multiplication and Division

Social Studies Where We Live: our city, state, country Our Earth: maps, landforms, conservation, geography Working Together: goods and services, producers and consumers Our Country Today: government Our Country Long Ago: tradition, pioneers, colonists People and Places in History: holidays, landmarks, inventions

Science Living Things Grow and Change (Life Science) – growth and change in plants, animals, and people Homes for Living Things (Life Science) – plants and animal environments, land and water habitats, pollution Exploring Earth’s Surface (Earth Science) – natural resources, fossils Space and Weather (Earth Science) – night sky, clouds, weather changes, water cycle, weather measurement tools Exploring Matter (Physical Science) – observing and measuring matter, changes in matter Energy in Motion (Physical Science) – forces and motion, sound

Writer’s Workshop Students will participate in Writer’s Workshop throughout the year. During this time, we concentrate on writing skills. These skills include sentence structure and grammar within a sentence. My goal is to help them become better writers and love to write!

Before you leave please sign up for a Conferences

Field Trips One World Theatre October Exotic Resort Zoo May

Contact Information Email : neald@ltisdschools.org School: 533-6453 Thanks for coming!!!!! With Your Help We’re Going to Have a GREAT Year!

Parent Information Night September 4, 2014 Deborah Neal Second Grade Lake Travis Elementary

Daily Schedule 7:35-7:45 Gym/Hallway walk 7:50-10:00 Language Arts: Reading, DLR, Phonics, Vocabulary 10:00-10:30 RECESS 10:30-11:30 Math 11:30-12:00 LUNCH 12:00-1:00 Science and Social Studies 1:00--1:30 Math Enrichment 1:45-2:35 Specials (conference time) 2:30-2:40 Pack –Up/Dismissal

A Few Things to Remember Library – Flexible: scheduled weekly – checkout anytime Class t-shirts for field trips, track and field, Fridays Order form coming soon Snack - Should be Healthy Birthdays – Cupcakes Last Friday of the Month or Healthy Snack that day or nothing at all – your choice! Give advanced warning – please…. Specials – PE . Art and music flip flop

Tuesday Folders All Graded Papers for Week Important Information from Teacher Information from Office & PTA Book Orders Checks Only (Payable to Scholastic) Usually One Week to Order Sign Every Week – Returned Next Day Do Not Return Papers Unless You Have Question About Something Or Signature Required

Red Daily Folder Behavior Calendar Homework Assignment Sheet Reading Response Log Last Minute Notes Communication Between Teacher & Parent D.L.R. sheet Weekly Vocabulary words

Green means your child had a good day. I will write specific behaviors on the calendar if they have not been following the rules of the classroom. Specific warnings are a big part of my system. Please Initial Every Night

Assignment Sheet

Make up Work is due the same amount of days your child is absent. Homework Routine Homework Routine Reading: Read Aloud 15 Minutes Every Night and Written Response Math: due by Friday Spelling : daily DLR: Review each night for Friday Vocabulary: Read and go over. Quiz on Thursday. Homework should only be done in Pencil Make up Work is due the same amount of days your child is absent.

Please initial each night to verify that your child has read aloud. After reading aloud for 15 minutes, students should write some type of written response about the book. Please initial each night to verify that your child has read aloud.

Helpful Reading Strategies Look at the picture Sound it out Find a little word in a big word Reread the sentence ALWAYS ask your self- “Does it look right and make sense?” Ask a friend Skip the word and come back

Math Number Sense: even/odd, number patterns, ordinal numbers Addition and Subtraction to 18 Time to the minute, quarter hour, half and hour Money: value, making change, equivalency Adding/Subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers no regrouping Adding/Subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers with regrouping

Math continued… Place value to thousands (expanded notation, rounding, comparing, symbol representation) Fractions – up to twelfths, symmetry Measurement – mass and volume; standard and metric units; temperature Graphing Probability Geometry: attributes of shapes and solids; differences/similarities; spatial relationship Story problems Multiplication Daily Math Practice – consists of a daily practice which reviews math skills and concepts each day. Mad Minutes: (+)(-) timed for one minute; drill and memorization; graded only if they complete all 25 problems; goal setting.

Social Studies Where We Live: our city, maps Our Earth: maps, landforms, conservation, geography Working Together: goods and services, producers and consumers Our Country Today: government Our Country Long Ago: tradition, pioneers, colonists People and Places in History: holidays, landmarks, inventions

Science Living Things Grow and Change (Life Science) – growth and change in plants, animals, and people Homes for Living Things (Life Science) – plants and animal environments, land and water habitats, pollution Exploring Earth’s Surface (Earth Science) – natural resources, fossils Space and Weather (Earth Science) – night sky, clouds, weather changes, water cycle, weather measurement tools Exploring Matter (Physical Science) – observing and measuring matter, changes in matter Energy in Motion (Physical Science) – forces and motion, sound

Writer’s Workshop Students will participate in Writer’s Workshop throughout the year. During this time, we concentrate on writing skills. These skills include sentence structure and grammar within a sentence. My goal is to help them become better writers and love to write!

Spelling Choices Every Wednesday Night Students Can Pick One Activity from the Spelling Contract to Complete For Spelling Homework

Contact Information Email : neald@ltisdschools.org School: 533-6453 Thanks for coming!!!!! With Your Help We’re Going to Have a GREAT Year!